logisim-evolution is an educational application for designing, building and simulating digital logic circuits. It provides a visual environment where users can experiment with electronic components and observe how their designs behave.
The software is suitable for learning digital electronics, developing computer architectures and exploring the principles behind combinational and sequential logic. Projects can range from simple gates to more elaborate processors and control systems.
Its component-based approach helps users understand how individual elements contribute to a complete design. Circuit behaviour can be inspected and tested before moving to physical programmable hardware.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Graphical circuit editor with configurable grids, wiring and component placement.
- Extensive library of gates, multiplexers, flip-flops, counters, registers and memory components.
- Supports hierarchical designs with reusable subcircuits.
- Chronogram displays the evolution of signals during simulation.
- Interactive simulation with facilities for examining individual signal states.
- Components can be described using VHDL.
- FPGA board integration allows designs to be tested on supported hardware.
- TCL/TK console provides an interface for controlling and interacting with circuits.
- Supports configurable bus widths and multibit signals.
- Includes LEDs, switches, input pins, displays and other interactive components.
- Customisable component appearance and logic behaviour.
- Provides example circuits and educational resources.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/logisim-evolution/logisim-evolution
Support:
Developer: logisim-evolution contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
logisim-evolution is written in Java. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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